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Defence

Nato targets 5% defence spending to appease Trump

The transatlantic security alliance is reportedly eyeing the biggest military spending increase since the Cold War.

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Ukraine war

Zelensky demands Putin’s presence at Istanbul talks amid Trump’s peace push

Poland

Poland blames Russia for major Warsaw shopping centre fire last year

Ukraine war

Opinion | Can the US convince China to really help with Ukraine?

China has gained strategically from Russia’s war. It has to be convinced that actively rebuilding Ukraine would bring even greater benefits.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend the Victory Day military parade on Red Square in Moscow on May 9. Photo: Pool/AFP
Ukraine war

Trump ‘starting to doubt’ that Ukraine will reach deal with Russia

Ukrainian President Zelensky said Ukraine welcomed peace talks but insisted there must be a full, temporary ceasefire first.

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US-China relations

Yalta 2.0? Why Trump, Xi and Putin didn’t meet to carve up the world

The US president’s tariff war and his Ukraine policy are advancing China’s and Russia’s visions of a multipolar international order.

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European Union

Macron, Tusk sign France-Poland treaty with mutual defence clause

The clause commits the parties to mutual support in case of an attack by an aggressor, as the two Nato allies bolster ties.

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French President Emmanuel Macron (right) and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk at Stanislas square in Nancy, Franceon Friday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Ukraine war

Budapest expels 2 after Ukraine says it uncovered Hungarian spy network

Kyiv said the two suspects were former members of Ukraine’s military who were recruited by a handler in Hungarian military intelligence.

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Germany

Merz elected German chancellor, hours after initial shock defeat

Friedrich Merz secures German chancellorship in second parliamentary vote, averting political crisis. His coalition now faces challenges like Ukraine and economic growth.

Romania

Romanian PM resigns after re-run of presidential election

Marcel Ciolacu quits after his government’s candidate failed to advance to the run-off on May 18.

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu. Photo: AFP
Britain

UK begins VE Day celebrations to mark 80 years since end of World War II

Thousands line London streets as Nato allies join members of the UK armed forces for procession.

The Red Arrows the Royal Airforce display team, fly over the Mall and Buckingham Palace. Photo: AP
Romania

Romania’s far-right Simion clear winner in first-round presidential vote

Far-right George Simion to face centrist Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan in May 18 run-off vote.

Donald Trump

Danish king arrives in Greenland, as Trump eyes strategic Arctic island

The monarch is expected to meet the new Greenlandic government and attend a ‘kaffemik’, or coffee break, to meet local residents.

Ukraine war

Trump tells Putin ‘STOP!’ attacks on Kyiv, in rare criticism of Russian leader

The US president’s frustration is growing as a Washington-led peace effort has not made progress.

US President Donald Trump condemned Russia’s overnight strike on Kyiv. “Vladimir, STOP!” Trump wrote on social media. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

As Trump’s tariffs hit US allies hard, will China make inroads?

From the EU to Australia, the West’s geopolitical partnerships have fractured, but suspicions about Beijing persist.

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Illustration: Henry Wong
Ukraine war

Opinion | How China could play a role in European security as the US retreats

Depending on how the Ukraine war is resolved, some might expect Beijing instead of Washington to help keep the peace in Europe.

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Ukraine war

Kremlin welcomes US position that Ukraine will not be let into Nato

‘We have heard … Ukraine’s membership of Nato is out of the question,’ said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. ‘This gives us satisfaction’.

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Donald Trump

Trump to gut US diplomacy in Africa, cut global soft power: report

‘Non-essential embassies and consulates in sub-Saharan Africa shall be closed’ and remaining missions to be consolidated, draft order says.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (right) and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Photo: Abaca Press/TNS
Ukraine war

Ukraine has evidence of China supplying Russia with weapons: Zelensky

‘We believe that Chinese representatives are engaged in the production of some weapons on the territory of Russia,’ Ukrainian president said.

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Russia

Denmark mulls sending soldiers to train in Ukraine

Earlier in the day, the head of the Danish army said Denmark intended to send unarmed soldiers to Ukraine for training.

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Ukraine war

Trump blames Biden and Zelensky for failing to prevent war in Ukraine

‘President Zelensky and Crooked Joe Biden did an absolutely horrible job in allowing this travesty to begin,’ Trump wrote on social media.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on February 28. Photo: CNP via Zuma Press Wire / TNS
China’s military

Opinion | How China’s military-industrial complex is reshaping geopolitics

As China’s defence posture alters spheres of influence and trade, its allies and rivals are recalibrating their own military policies.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
Defence

UK carrier strike group set for 8-month collaborative Pacific deployment

In ‘global messaging’ move, 12-nation force set for drills in waters near India, Southeast Asia, South Korea and Japan.

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Ukraine war

European nations promise to send Ukraine billions more to help fight Russia

Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said he was ‘thankful’ and said a key issue was strengthening his country’s air defences.

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US-China trade war

Trump’s tariffs, China targeting in focus as House lawmakers fret over alliances

US defence officials pledge to deepen cooperation with Indo-Pacific partners while America’s top trade envoy faces pointed questions again.

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US President Donald Trump holds an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Japan

Nato chief confronts China’s ‘staggering’ military build-up during Japan visit

Nato chief Mark Rutte urged for a stronger Japan-Nato alliance amid concerns over China’s rapid military expansion and global stability threats.

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Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks to the media during his visit to Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan. Photo: Nato/dpa
Human rights

Opinion | Whose lives matter? Navigating aid and ethics in a divided world

As the West and Global South clash over Gaza and beyond, the question of whose lives are deemed worthy of protection exposes deep fractures.

Donald Trump

Trump losing patience with Putin, US’ Marco Rubio tells Nato

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump probably wouldn’t accept the Russian president’s delaying tactics much longer.

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